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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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