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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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