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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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