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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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