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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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