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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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