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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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