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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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