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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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