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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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