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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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