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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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