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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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