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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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