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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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