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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources