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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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