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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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