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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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