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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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