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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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