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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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