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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education