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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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