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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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