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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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