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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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