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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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