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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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