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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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