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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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