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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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