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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting 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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