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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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