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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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