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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major 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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