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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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