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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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