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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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