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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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