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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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