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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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