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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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