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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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