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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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