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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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