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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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 massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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