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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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