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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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