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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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