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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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