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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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