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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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