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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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