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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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