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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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