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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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