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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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