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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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