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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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