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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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