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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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