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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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