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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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