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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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