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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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