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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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