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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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