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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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