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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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