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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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