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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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