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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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