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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education