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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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