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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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