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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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