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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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