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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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