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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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