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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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