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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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