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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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