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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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