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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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