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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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