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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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