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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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