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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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