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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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