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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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