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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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