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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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