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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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