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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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