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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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