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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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