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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important 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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