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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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