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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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