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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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