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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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