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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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