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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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