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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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