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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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