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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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