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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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