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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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