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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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