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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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