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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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