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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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