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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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