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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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