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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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