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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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