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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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