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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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