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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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