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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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