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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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