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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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