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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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