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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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