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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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