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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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