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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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