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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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