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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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