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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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