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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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