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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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