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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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