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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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