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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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