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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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