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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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