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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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