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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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