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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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