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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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