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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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