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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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