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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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