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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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