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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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