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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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