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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important 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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