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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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