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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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