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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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