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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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