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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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