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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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