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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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