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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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