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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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