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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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