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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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