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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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