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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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