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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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