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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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