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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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