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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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