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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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