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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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