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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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