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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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