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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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