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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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