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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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