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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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