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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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