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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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