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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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