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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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