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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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