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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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