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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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