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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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