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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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