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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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