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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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