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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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