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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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