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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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