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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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