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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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