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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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