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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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