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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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