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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic 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 addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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