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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This 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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