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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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