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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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