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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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