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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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