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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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