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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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