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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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