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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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