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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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