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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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