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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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