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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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