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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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