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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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