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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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