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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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