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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business 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 educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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