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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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