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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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