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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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