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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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