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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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