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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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