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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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