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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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