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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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