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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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