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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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