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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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