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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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