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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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