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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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