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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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