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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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