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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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