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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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