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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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