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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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