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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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