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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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