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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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