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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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