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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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