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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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