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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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