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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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