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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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