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MOOCs and Open Education is an appealing and promising book related to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). E-learning has swiftly grown in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach students in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the Internet makes available powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for learning technology. There are not many trends in online learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. We can no longer cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are an effort to meet global increases in the demand for erudition and learning. These massive online courses are decidedly a powerful change agent influencing distance learning technology today. MOOCs and Open Education analyzes the potential of online learning technology to provide access to new opportunities. This Routledge Chapman & Hall book investigates several remarkable historical trends in massively open online courses (MOOC). This exceptional new book also investigates open education resources (OERs) and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3 which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. To learn more see this books about education reform website.

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