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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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