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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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