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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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