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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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