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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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