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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)