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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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