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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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