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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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