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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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