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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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