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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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