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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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