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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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