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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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