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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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