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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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