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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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