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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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