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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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