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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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