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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key 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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