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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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