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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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