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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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