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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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