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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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