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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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