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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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