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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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