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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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