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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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