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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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