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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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