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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, 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 issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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