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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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