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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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