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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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