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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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