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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 advancements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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