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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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