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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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