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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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