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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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