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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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