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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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