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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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