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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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