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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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