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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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