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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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