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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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