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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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