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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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