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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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