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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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