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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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