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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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