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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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