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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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