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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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