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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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