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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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