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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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