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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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