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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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