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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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