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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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