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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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