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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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