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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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