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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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