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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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