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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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