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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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