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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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