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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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