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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important 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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