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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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