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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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