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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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