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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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