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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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