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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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