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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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