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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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