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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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