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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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