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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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