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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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