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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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