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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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