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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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