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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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