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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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