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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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