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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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