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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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