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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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