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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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