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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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