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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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