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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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