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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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