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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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