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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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