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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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