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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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