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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. 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 massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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