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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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