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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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