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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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