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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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