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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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