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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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