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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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