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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)