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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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