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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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