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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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