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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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