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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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