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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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