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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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