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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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