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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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