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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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