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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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