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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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