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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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