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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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