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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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