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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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