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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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