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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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