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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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