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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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