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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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