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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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