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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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