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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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