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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes 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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