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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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