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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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