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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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