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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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