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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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