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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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