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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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