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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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