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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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