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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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