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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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