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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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