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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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