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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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