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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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