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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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