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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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