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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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