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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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