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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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