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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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