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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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