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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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