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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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