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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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