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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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