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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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