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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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