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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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