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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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