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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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