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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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