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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low 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 electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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