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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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