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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the 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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