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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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