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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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