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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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