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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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