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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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