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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education