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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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