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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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