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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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