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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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