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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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