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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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