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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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