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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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