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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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