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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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