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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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