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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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