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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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