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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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