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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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