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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the 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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