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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive 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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