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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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