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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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