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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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