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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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