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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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