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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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