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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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