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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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