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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the 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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