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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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