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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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