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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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