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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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