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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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