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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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