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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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