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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the 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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