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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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