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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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