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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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