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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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