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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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