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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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