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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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