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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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