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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting 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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