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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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