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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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