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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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