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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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