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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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