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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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