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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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