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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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