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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major 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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