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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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