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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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