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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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