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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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