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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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