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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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