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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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