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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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