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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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