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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed 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 innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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