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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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