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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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