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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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