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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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