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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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