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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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