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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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