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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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