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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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