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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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