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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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