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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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