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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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