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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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