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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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