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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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