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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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