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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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