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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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