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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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