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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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