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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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