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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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