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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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